LAHORE, March 25: A good all-round performance by Mansoor Amjad helped National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) lift the ABN-AMRO One-day Patron's Cup with a nail-biting three-wicket win over Habib Bank at the Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday.
Leg-spinner Mansoor claimed three for 31 as Habib Bank were restricted to 205 in 47.5 overs in the final. He later struck an unbeaten 28 as National Bank reached their target with seven balls to spare.
Mansoor received Rs25,000 after being declared the Man-of-the-Match.
Imran Farhat scooped two individual awards – he was adjudged best batsman of the tournament with 242 runs and the best fielder.
Tahir Mughal won the best bowler award for picking up 11 wickets while his National Bank’s team-mate Amin-ur-Rehman was the tournament’s best wicket-keeper with 17 dismissals (14 catches and three stumpings).
National Bank skipper Naumanullah received the winners’ trophy from PCB chief operating officer Saleem Altaf and a cash prize of Rs300,000. Habib Bank captain Hasan Raza had to settle for the runners-up trophy and Rs150,000.
Scoreboard
HABIB BANK:
Imran Farhat lbw b Wahab 14
Taufiq Umar c Amin b Tahir 13
Riffatullah Mohmand c Amin b Qaiser 52
Aftab Khan b Qaiser 14
Khaqan Arsal run out 16
Hasan Raza st Amin b Mansoor 30
Abdur Rehman c Wahab b Mansoor 15
Farhan Iqbal run out 3
Kamran Hussain c Amin b Mansoor 24
Sajid Shah not out 7
Irfan Fazil c Naved b Tahir 0
EXTRAS (B-2, LB-5, W-8, NB-2) 17
TOTAL (all out, 47.5 overs) 205
FALL OF WKTS: 1-23, 2-42, 3-63, 4-110, 5-152, 6-152, 7-158, 8-176, 9-201.
BOWLING: Wahab Riaz 8-0-39-1 (1nb, 1w); Tahir Mughal 8.5-1-33-2 (3w); Wasim Khan 10-0-50-0 (3w); Qaiser Abbas 10-2-31-2; Mansoor Amjad 7-0-31-3 (1nb); Naumanullah 4-0-14-0 (1w).
NATIONAL BANK:
Salman Butt c Farhan b Sajid 53
Qaiser Abbas c Farhan b Kamran 11
Naumanullah b Aftab 32
Shahid Yousuf c Taufiq b Sajid 1
Fawwad Alam b Aftab 15
Naved Latif c Hasan b Imran 27
Mansoor Amjad not out 28
Amin-ur-Rehman b Rehman 3
Tahir Mughal not out 22
EXTRAS (LB-1, W-7, NB-6) 14
TOTAL (for seven wkts, 48.5 overs) 206
FALL OF WKTS: 1-48, 2-80, 3-92, 4-111, 5-139, 6-164, 7-177.
BOWLING: Irfan Fazil 7-0-54-0 (3nb, 5w); Kamran Hussain 9-0-40-1 (3nb, 1w); Sajid Shah 10-0-27-2 (2nb, 1w); Abdur Rehman 10-1-30-1; Aftab Khan 7-0-22-2; Imran Farhat 5-0-29-1; Riffatullah Mohmand 0.5-0-3-0.
RESULT: National Bank won by three wickets.
UMPIRES: Salim Badar and Zameer Haider.
MATCH REFEREE: Abdul Sami Khan.
MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Mansoor Amjad.